Microbiological activity of whole and fractionated crude extracts of tea (Camellia sinensis), and of tea components

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 169-174

  Yam, T S ^a   Shah, Saroj ^a   Hamilton Miller, J M T ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crude extract; Staphylococcus aureus; Tea (Camellia sinensis)

Indexed keywords

EPICATECHIN GALLATE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PARTITION CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; TEA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0030833642     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00197-3     Document Type: Article

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